Hugh Ike Shott
Hugh Ike Shott (September 3, 1866 – October 12, 1953) was an American newspaper editor, pioneer broadcaster, and Republican politician in the U.S. State of West Virginia.The venture turned out to be premature, as there weren't enough FM receivers to make the station a success, and it was temporarily shut down.His control of both daily newspapers and both of the primary radio stations gave him a virtual news monopoly in his area.In 1955 his heirs obtained, by the only special exception ever granted by the Federal Communications Commission, the sole television station in the city, which likewise carried his WHIS initials.Shott, Jr., established a foundation in 1984 with the objective to help improve the social and economic quality of life within the trade area of the Bluefield Daily Telegraph.